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BEER 'FAUGB'L No. 352,140. Patented Nov. 9, 1886.

WITNEEEEE..

UNITED' STATES PATENT OFFICE.

CHARLES B.` LOCKE, OF APPONAUG, RHODE ISLAND.

BEER-FAUGET..

SPECIFICATIONiorming part of Letters Patent No. 352,140,'dated November 9, 1886.

Application filed January 9, 1886. Serial No. 158,075. (No model.)

To all whoin it may concern: j

Be it known that I, CnARLEs B. LocKE, of

VAppOnaug, in the county of Kent and State of of its contents to escape, and that at the same time shall avoid the complex structure and valves found in faucets made for that purpose, and consequently be less expensive. Itis fully `illustrated in the accompanying drawings, in

which-4 l Figure 1 shows a side elevation of the faucet, with a part of a barrelhead in section. Fig. 2 is a side View of the plunger that slides inside ofthe faucet. Fig. Sshows a modification of the faucet. Fig. 4 shows the tube that goes in .the barrelihead, (see a in Figsfl, 3,

` and 7.) Fig. 5 is a part ofa barrel-head, showinga cover for the tap-hole. Fig. 6 shows a section of apartof abarrel-head with the taphole and plug d, without the tube a. Fig. 7 is a vertical sect-ion lengthwise of the faucet shown in Fig. l attached to a barrel-,a part of theplunger being shown'in elevation.

Thel faucet consists of a body, B, made preferably inan octagon'shape in cross-section, and having a straight hole through its center lengthwise. Theehd of the faucet thatis to be attached to the barrel has its center bore enlarged for a short' distance in, and a screwthrough the cap D concentric with the bore of the body B, but of a smaller diameter, and a ring of suitable packing is placed between the end of B and the inside of the cap D. A procap D, to receive a projection, e', made on the head of the plunger A. A projection, h, is

jectin g hook, `e, is attached tothe outside of the made on one side ofthe faucet atlaboutmidw'ay of its length, through which there is a hole opening into the main bore of the faucet. A screw-thread is made on the outside of the projection h, upon which is screwed the collar i, ontowhich the lead pipe is soldered that connects the faucet wit-h a fountain.

A round bar or plunger, A, Fig. 2, is made to go in the center of the faucet. That partof it from the shoulder at the packing to the end at the left is made-of a size to just slide freely in the bore of the faucet; but that part between .the shoulder and the head is made smaller, so as ,to just pass easily through the hole in the cap D. A packing, '1), is Wound around the plunger A in a groove made to receivfe it, the object of the packing being to make the plunger fit tightly in the bore and prevent the liquor from passing.

The outer end of theplunger A has a head attached with a shortcross-barin it, by which it is moved when necessary. A ring of packing, f, is placcdin the end of the faucet.

a is a short tube just long enough to reach through the barrel-head, with a hole through it of the samesize as `the bore of the faucet. One part of the tube a is left plain to drive into the head of the barrel, while the other part has a screw-thread, s, made on it to fit into the chambered end of the faucet.

The tube ais put in the head of the barrel in the following manner: A hole is made of such size that the tube will drive tight in it. The outer part of the holeis then counterbored large enough for the whole end of the faucet up to the collar. Thetube ais driven into the hole until the screw end is just flush with the outside of the head. d is a plug of wood put into the tube when the barrel is iilled. Fig. 6 shows how the plug d is held when no tube is used.

When the faucet is to be inserted into the barrel, the plunger A is drawn out, as shown The faucet is then screwedl onto roo plug d into the barrel, and drawn back until` the shoulder above the packing b rests against the inside of the cap D, (se-e dotted lines in Fig. 7,) when there will be a free passage for the beer from the barrel to the pipe on the projection 71. It will be readily seen that no beer can pass the packing I) during this operation whatever the pressure may be in the barrel. When it is necessary to cut ott1 the ow to the fountain, the plungerA is turned a little to one side and pushed clearin, and then turned so that the projection e on its head will be under the catch c on the cap D, which will hold the plunger in against the pressure in the barrel, and no beer can pass out because of the packing b. The operation is the sanie in applying the faucet to a barrel in which the ordinary faucet screwing into the wood has been used, (see Fig. 6,) exceptingY that the outside thread, c, is screwed into the Wood. The objection to this latter mode of holding the faucet in is, that the thread g in the Wood becomes Worn and will not hold the faucet in.

The modification shown in Fig. 3 is to Aenable one to draw beer at the outer end ot' the plunger, for which purpose itis made hollow,

and has a screw-cap, r, pnt on its outer end, to be removed when it is desired to draw from that end.

The cap s (shown on the barrel-head C in Fig. 5) is for the purpose of closing the taphole when the barrel has been emptied, and preventing it from becoming sour or mold yinside. The collar may be left off, as it is not essential in using the faucet.

This faucet has the advantage of being easily made at a small cost, and it has no ground valves to become leaky and require regrinding. The packing b-the only part liable t0 Wear-can he easily renewed by any one.

Having described my improvements, what I claini as iny invention is- In a beer-faucet, the combination, with the hollow body B, having an outlet near its ceuter and an eXteriorly and interiorly threaded inner end, of the tube a, threaded for a portion of its length and engaging lthe interior threads ofthe body, and the plunger A, located-in the body B, and having the packing b, said plunger extending beyond the body B, substan tially as s ct forth. i

CHAS. B. LOCKE. 

